XPost: linux.debian.kernel
Hi,
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:57:24AM +0200, Didier Raboud wrote:
reassign 634916 src:linux-2.6 3.0.0-1
retitle 634916 Linux modeswitches some 3G dongles in kernelland (duplicates userland functionality)
thanks
Dear linux-2.6 maintainers,
I'm hereby re-assigning the #634916 bug to the Linux kernel, as per the discussion held with Josua Dietze, the usb-modeswitch upstream developer.
In summary: the Linux kernel "modeswitches" some 3G dongles where usb-modeswitch is supposed to be the userland tool doing this. Having this behaviour hardcoded in Linux implies less flexibility and duplicates
a functionality already present in userland _today_.
Please ask if you need more information, cheers,
I have re-read the full bug today to do some BTS clean-up for
src:linux and given there was not further action to "address" this in
upstream I think it's time to close the bug.
AFAIU, in kernel mode switching is deprecated years ago, so I do not
expect development in that part of the code anymore and that devices
falling in this class will fade out as well.
Federico, I'm sorry you had to wait that long. If you feel strong
about the issue I suggest to re-forward it to the upstream list
including Josua, and see if there is still some interest in adressing
this misbehaviour.
My udnerstanding is that there is as well not major harm caused by
this.
I will thus close the bug with this explanation, keeping Josua as well
in the loop in case he now disagrees.
Regards,
Salvatore
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